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Sunday, September 30, 2012

I'm
really not a book kind of a person but I love history, mythology and the
unexplainable. This is my first book review and I am glad my first one is 'The
Krishna Key'.

Ashwin
Sanghi mentions in the last para of the author's note that "the words that
flow from mind to matter are merely through me and not from me". There is
a lot of humility and wisdom in these words. The Krishna Key gives
deep insight into the Mahabharata and the story is woven around this great
epic. One feels a compulsion to continue reading without a pause and
there is a lot of information, mystery and a want to know what is going to
happen next. Hindu symbols like the Shiv Lingam, the Swastika, the lotus and not to mention the Syamantaka are given a new dimension. Though many of us would
have read about the destruction of the Somnath temple in school history, one
re-realises the richness, heritage and inherent powers of Somnath in this book.

Priya the central character of the novel is a
strong and intelligent woman, but there are places where she is shown to be
unduly criminal minded and at others where she seems to be weak. Also the
need to kill the main descendants of the Yadava clan should have been made more
relevant. Taarak seems just to obey orders with no mind of his own.
While the major part of the book is absorbing and riveting, the ending is not
as racy.Typos like ‘Saravsati’ instead of ‘Sarasvati’
on page 137 could have been avoided. Also on page 300 the mention of ‘Vyuha
formation’ could have been avoided, as vyuha actually means formation itself!
What’s a formation formation?? I’m guessing it should have been some vyuha-
Padma-vyuha, Chakra-vyuha, etc.,

Another
major mistake saying Priya was taken by a helicopter whereas it should be
Radhika (pg 301).

Positives:

-Great cover design.
Captivating and makes you want to feel the design.

-Good story line.
Progressive and gripping- well, almost!

-11 pages of
Reference and Acknowledgements! Now that’s some amazing research work. Great
job!

Negatives:

-To see a book as
wonderful as this with typos and interlinking of characters is not a good sign.
I would expect better from Ashwin Sanghvi. There’s nothing worse than ruining
the story line by mentioning a character who shouldn’t be, per the story’s
context.

-The content makes
sure you cannot put the book down, but later, towards the end, it loses its
charm and gets a little boring and predictable.

I
would rate the book a 9/10 for the design, 7/10 for the writeup and an 8/10 for
the story. It is definitely a book you would want to have on list to read and
on your bookshelf!

Nothing
can take away the reader's interest and attention to the novel which is on the
whole a remarkable one and which is sure to become another best seller.

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